Mayweather and Pacquiao contest super-fight

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Paquiao are to fight in Las Vegas on May 2. Despite criticism that both are past their peak, the pair remain arguably the best of their generation – the bout is set to break the record for the richest purse in history

TALE OF THE TAPE
Nickname
Age
Win-lose-draw
Knockouts
Height
Reach
Stance
Purse

Money
38
47-0-0
26
5ft 8in
72in
Orthodox
60%

Pac Man
36
57-5-2
38
5ft 6in
67in
Southpaw
40%

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MOST LUCRATIVE BOXING MATCHES (All venues Las Vegas, unless stated)

With fight set to generate estimated $250m, anticipated showdown will eclipse previous record of Mayweather's bout against Saul Alvarez in 2013

Mayweather v Pacquiao
2015
$250m
Mayweather v Alvarez
2013
$150m
De La Hoya v Mayweather
2007
$136m
Lewis v Tyson*
2002
$112m
Tyson v Holyfield
1997
$100m
Tyson v McNeeley
1995
$96m

*Memphis, Tennessee
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In 2014, Mayweather topped Forbes’ list of world’s highest-paid athletes for second time in three years – despite only three fights lasting total of 72 minutes
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HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES 2014
Floyd Mayweather
Cristiano Ronaldo
LeBron James
Lionel Messi
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods
Manny Pacquiao
1
2
3
4
5
6
11
$105.0m
$80.0m
$72.3m
$64.7m
$61.5m
$61.2m
$41.8m

Sources: Wire agencies, Forbes
Picture: Getty Images